Parties snub inclusion principle in top provincial posts

All chief ministers are male. Constitution is silent on what should be done if the authorities fail to ensure proportional representation.

The Constitution of Nepal envisions proportional inclusion of marginalised groups—women, Dalits, Aadibasi Janajati and Madheshi, among others—in the state bodies. A few laws have also been formulated for the same. But ‘proportional representation’ still looks far from reality, despite long and tireless efforts by rights activists.